Cape Diving In Shark Verde

Cape Verde provided skilled sailors and workers for the whaling ships from New England and the Netherlands. Since those ships concluded their multiyear voyages by signing off the crew at their home ports, large Cape Verdean communities came into existence in New England and Northern Europe.  The first U.S. Consulate in Cape Verde was established in 1816 to protect the whaling fleet and its crews.  In the 20th Century, Cape Verdeans in the United States established themselves across the continent, and are now found as far away as Hawaii.   In all, there are more Cape Verdeans living outside the archipelago than within it, including an estimated 350,000 in America.  Senegal and Angola each have tens of thousands of Cape Verdeans.  There are emigrants in Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, France (10-15,000) and Holland (8-10,000).  There are substantial numbers in Argentina, Brazil, Spain and Sweden.  These processes have given Cape Verde its internationa ... [Read More]